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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

The New York Independent has flashed
a brilliant discovery upon the world. 1t
has discovered from internal evidence,
Gail Hamilton abigail Dodge is the
writer of the scathing arthur Rich
mond" letter in the North Amcricdn Re
uieD This is, of course, nothing more,
nor less, than shrewd guess.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

The great Poughkeepsie bridge enter
prise finds itself tangled up. New York
city objects to the erection of the neces-
sary piers on the ground that they will
interfere with navigation on the Hudson
river. The colored gentleman in the
woodpile, however, is the fact that the
erection of this bridge will divert western
traffic from New York to Boston.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

If railway -wrecking is not cap
ital crime, it ought to be; for the man
who deliberately takes the life of scores OF
innocent people is certainly as great a
criminal as he who takes but single life.
We are glad to learn that a train wrecker
has been convicted in Nebraska and is I'M
der sentence of death. The court that
convicted him and the State that hangs
him will be worthy of praise
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

Such i the demand for rapid transit in
New York city that there is a project for
an elevated railroad through Broadway.
A bill for it is before the Legislature, and
property owners on that street are consid-
erably exercised on that subject
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

Puck solemnly advises the car to put
up the government of Russia to the high
est bidder, and then come to this country
and enjoy himself. We doubt if the car
could get money enough for his throne to
pay his passage.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

Senator Beck of Kentucky is quoted as
saying that Mr.. Cleveland will be the
nominee of the democratic party in 1888 {;
that neither Blaine or Sherman will be
able to get the republican nomination
and that w. B. Allison of Iowa will be the
republican candidate. But we do not
suppose that Mr.. Beck knows any more
about it than anybody else.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

A construction train on the Ohio River
railroad jumpted the track, near Parkers
burg, w. Va. The engine and nine cars
were piled up, and three men killed and
eight or ten wounded. A great year for
railroad accidents, so far, is 1887.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

The original charter of the Louisiana
Lottery company is about to expire, and
the organization shows that it does not
expect to obtain renewal of it, by its ne.
EQUATIONS with Nova Scotia to obtain a
legal foothold in that province. We hope
Louisiana will justify the expectation of
the Lottery company.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22
Annexation Sentiment in Canada.

The Toronto Globe publishes letter
from well-informed and thoughtful cor
respondent, giving the reasons why many
of the young men of Canada favor annex
alton to the United States Although the
reasons given can hardly be said to prove
the desirability of annexation, the letter
throws some light on the political condi-
ton of the provinces, and shows how
strong is the sentiment that is growing up
in the minds of many liberals against the
tory party in Canada on account of its
management of Canadian affairs and SER
vile adherence to the policy of the home
government.
The writer represents that each province
would have far greater power as a State
of the American union than it now en-
joys. 1t would send to Washington two
senator's and representatives in proportion
to population. No central government
would have power to gerrymander the con-
stituencies of its members of Congress, as
the Canadian central government may
now do for members of the Dominion
Parliament. Each province could deter
mine the conditions of the voting fran
chise. The judges of it's own courts would
be elected by its people or appointed by its
executive. Its people could prohibit or
restrict the liquor traffic without being
kept back by the rest OF the Dominion
Finally, the people of each province would
be relieved from the burden of subsidies
for aiding railroads. that are to benefit
other provinces.
These advantages of course, would ac-
crue to the Canadian provinces in the
event of annexation but there are some
difficulties in the way of securing them.
In the first place, the United States does not
desire the annexation of Canada at the
present time, with all that it would involve.
The tory party and the tory sentiment
are still too strong in Canada to warrant
such revolution AS is proposed. The lib
eral party, which is crying out for popu-
lal institutions, for independence and
freedom of political thought and action,
is, however, growing, and the time will
come when such revolutions rs are pro-
posed by the young men of Canada may
be successfully undertaken. When Can
ada has established her independence it
will be time enough to talk of annexation
to the United States.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

That is rather clumsy plan of the
Michigan prohibitionists to determine
whether the constitutional amendment
was passed or not. Every man who voted
for the amendment is requested to call at
some selected place, register his name and
give his address. Before this process can
be completed it will probably be time for
another election.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

The large volume containing the report
of the proceedings of the Andover heresy
trial has appeared but those who were
assured that the verdict would immedi-
ately follow the printing of the volume,
will now be obliged to wait until it can
be read, There is no telling when this
task will be completed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

but in the end it would prove more dis
astrous to Spain and the allied States than
to the nations against whose prosperity
it was directed. In due time, the old CON
dltion of affairs would inevitably return.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

One of the most disgraceful farces ever
perpetrated in the name of justice, was
the trial, at Sioux City, Iowa, of John
Arensdorf for the murder of Rev. George
G. Haddock, the martyr in the temperance
cause The jury disagreed in the face of
the most damning evidence against the
prisoner, and so the red-handed murderer
goes free. The jury, it is said, was
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

The New York Legislature has another
high license bill before it, the Vedder bill,
which if it becomes law will be nearly as
effective on the whole. as the Crosby bill.
The republicans will make especial effort
tn pass it
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

One set of men are perfectly satisfied
with the working of the Interstate com
merce law, and that is the canal owners.
They expect to reap some substantial adj
vantage from the fact that the long and
short haul clause prevents railroads from
discriminating against the water ways,
as wa, their former custom.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

The New York Assembly has passed a
bill raising the amount of damage to be
recovered by the heirs of person killed
in railroad accident from $4,000 to $40, 600
This is well, as far as it goes. But the
amount to be recovered in such cases
ought to be determined by a jury.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

thing when commercial activity revives
the strain on,the labor market is imme-
diately relieved. No wellinformed pc
litical economist attributes the present
crowded condition of the labor market to
over production.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

The railroads cringed, at first, at the
Interstate commerce law, for fear it
might be intended for blow. But now
they are very much pleased to find that it
was only the governments rather demon
strative way of chucking them under the
chin
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

Great Britain cannot bring herself to
resign the project of forcing from Hayti
the island of Tortugas. She has sent some
gunboats to the scene of action, and If ar.
guments fail she will resort to the logic OF
hot shot. Under the circumstances Hayti
will probably consent to be persuaded"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

Some of the larger cities in the country
are considering the advisability of APP
pointing police matrons at all the sta
tions. Doubtless it would be in the in
terest of morality and decency to do this.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

One powerful argument for the long
summer vacation in the public schools is
that the teachers need time for bodily
rest and mental accumulation-BoS
Post.
This is just turned around What they
need is time for bodily accumulation and
mental rest.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

Charles De Lesseps, son of the engineer,
declares that the Panama canal will be
finished in 1889. Now that the young man
has taken hold of the project, we expect to
see the dirt fly. We wonder if Charles has
graduated
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

1t is claimed that forged Virginia State
bonds have been discovered. This is pref
ty hard on a State that can't scrape to-
gether enough money to pay her genuine
bonds
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

packed" and the verdict was therefore a
foregone conclusion. Where is public
sentiment in Iowa, and what is it going
to do about this outrage?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

church fairs in the same category with
Sabbath breaking and dish ouesty, but
here they are, and we are afraid that some
body's feelings are going TO get hurt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

1t is gratifying to know thet the United
Labor party of Chicago will make strong
effort to purge itself of the anarchist ele
ment. Now, if ever, is the time to do 1t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

Arbor Day proclamations are blossom
ing. AS things are now, however, Yer
monters can afford to wait little longer
for theirs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

The pope still insists that DR.. McGlynn
must go to Rome. Perhaps he will, one
of these days-when he gets lecture en-
gagement there.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22

Anti-coercion meetings are getting to be
almost as popular as church sociables.
They are not all of them as well behaved,
however.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-22
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"Shall Texas 90 without whisky ?" is
the pertinent way the prohibition question
is put in Texas.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-04-22
THE PANHANDLE STEAL.

Voluntary Confessions Said to Have Been
Made by Many of the Prisoners
mary Hearings Waived.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 18.-It is quite
probable that no hearings will be held in
the cases of the Pan Handle robbers on
Monday. More than half of the prisoners
have already waived the preliminary hear
ing for court trial, and it is believed the
others will take the same action. This
will enable the defendants TO get their
cases before the grand jury in time for
the present term of court. Within the
past two days a number of the
prisoners have made voluntary confess
sions to the attorneys of the railroad
company, but the nature of the dis
closures have not been given to the
public. 1t is claimed, however, that they
tally almost exactly with the facts as
learned by the detectives in their re-
searches. 1t is thought that before the
trial comes off nearly all the men will have
admitted their part in the robbery. An
other and very important arrest was made
yesterday. II. c. Busby, who escaped
from the officers at Dennison, O., on Mon.
dayby jIx ping from train, was recapt-
ured yesterday morning and lodged in jail
He is regarded by the detectives a, one OF
the ring leaders
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-04-22
WEST AND SOUTH.

A LARGE amount of farm property near
Wellsville, O., was destroyed by a storm,
together with large water-spout, on the
18th.
BUSINESS was on the 18th said to be al
most at standstill at the leading cities in
Indiana, Iowa and Minnesota owing to the
Interpretation put upon the new Inter-
State Commerce law by the railways.
THE wholesale drug house of the Charles
Baumbach Company in Milwaukee, Wis,
was burned on the 18th. Loss, Sl70, 900;
insurance, 800, 600 One clerk was fatally
and another badly injured.
THE Wisconsin Legislature adjourned
sine die on the 18th. During the session 576
bills were passed.
COLLINS BROWN, who died on the 18th at
Fitchville O., was said to be nearly 102
years old.
ANOTHER drought was reported in Texas
on the 18th, and the local committee of San
Antonio had list of four thousand fami-
lies in destitute circums tances
MARTINS ferry and st. Clairsville, O.,
recently devastated by cyclone sent out
appeals for financial relief on the 10Th.
AT Palatine H., five men were killed
and four others were seriously injured
by the bursting of large water-tank on
the 18th.
j. j. ABRAMS, a lawyer of Savannah,
while carelessly handling revolver on
the 18th shot and killed F. NJ Fonda, gen.
eral superintendent of the Central railroad
Of Georgia
THE jury in the case of John Arensdorf,
tried at Sioux City, Ia, for the murder of
Rev. George c. Haddock, failed to agree
and was discharged. Eleven of its men,
oers were firm for acquittal and the other
was lust as firm for conviction.
FROM st. Paul to the Gulf the Missis-
slppi river is free of ice.
QUARANTINE proclamation was issued
by Governor Adams, of Colorado, on the
10th against the Importation of cattle from
Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland West Vir-
ginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island Connecticut.
Missouri, Kansas, Pennsylvania and the
District.Of Columbia.
IMMENSE quantities of submarine vegeta-
ton and large number of dead fish of
every kind, including whales, sharks and
sea-turtles were on the 10Th thrown up on
the beach at San Anafrc, CAL, covering it
for sixteen miles.
Mr.. AND Mrs. JAMES GREEN. of Lafay-
cite, Ind celebrated the sixtieth anniyer-
saEy OF their wedding on the 10Th,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-04-22
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN in speaking at meet
ings in Ayr used language which has in
famed the Irish against him, and he had
on the 14th received numerous letters
warning him that he would not leave Scot
land alive.
AT the opening of Parliament on the 18th
the Governor General of Canada expressed
the belief that the fishery negotiations
would end in an arrangement honorable
and satisfactory to both nations.
THE public debt of Canada is placed at
1923, 16) 900.
Mr.. WELDON speaking in the Dominion
Parliament on the 18th said that the Cana
dians relied not upon their military
strength for settlement of the fishery
dispute, but upon the good judgment of the
people of the United States.
The banking firm of Mcclellan & Co., of
St Johns, N. B., failed on the 18th for
$500, 000
THE west coast of Newfoundland was
swept by a terrific gale on the 18th causing
serious loss of life and great destruction of
property.
MEssRs. HEALY, Redmond and Sexton
during a debate in the English House of
Commons on the 18th on the Coercion bill
called Major Saunderson a liar and coward
derived it's chief support from dynamiters
in America. There was very exciting
time for a few moments, but order was
finally restored.
Mrs. MARTHA j. RYCKMAN, a widow lady
residing at Thedford, Ont, was arrested
on the 10th charged with having caused
the death of five relatives by giving them
poison.
AN English steamer it was reported on
the 18th had foundered off Bonifacio, Cor
sica, and $50 lives were lost.
ADvICEs of the 10th say that body Of
troops under the Ameer Of Afghanistan
made night attack upon a force of the
Ghilzai rebels and killed two hundred of
them. Several villages in the disturbed
district of Afghanistan had been destroyed
by fire.
IN the British House of Commons on the
18th the second reading of the Crimes bill
was agreed to, after the defeating of an
amendment by Sir Bernard Samuelso on
declaring that the measure would increase
disorder in Ireland and endanger Union
and Empire
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-04-22
LATER

ALEXANDER MITCHELL, of Milwaukee,
president Of the Chcag Milwaukee & ST.
Paul Railroad Company, died of pneu.
monia in New York on the 10Th. He be-
came resident Of Milwaukee in 1889,
served two terms in Congress, and de-
clined nomination for Governor. The de-
ceased leaves fortune estimated at $780,
900, 900 or more.
WINTER wheat in portions of Michigan
was on the 10Th suffering from drought,
with indications that only a two-thirds
crop would be harvested.
IT was reported on the 10th that six men
had lost their lives by the upsetting of
sail-boat near Bayonne, N. J.
THE State encampmant of the Grand
Army of the Republic commenced at Du.
buque on the 10Th.
A NEGRO named Hite was Iynched on the
18th near Henderson, KY, for criminal
assault on Mrs. Miller, white woman.
TIE Anarchistic groups of the Interna.
tional Working Peoples Association in
Chicago disbanded on the 10Th.
SEVERAL defeats of the forces Of tho
Ameer of Afghanistan at the hands of reb.
els were reported on the 10Th.
A HEAVY frost, disastrous to small
fruits, occurred on the night of the 18th in
Central Indiana
AT Lancaster, Pa, on the 10Th John
Brecker and wife were killed by an ex-
press train Their child was caught on
the cow-catcher and escaped without in
jury.
A CYCLONE created great havoc on the
10Th in the vicinity of Suffolk, Va The
house of John W. Wright was wrecked,
aud two persons We're killed and another
fo4 lx- s1,5
were wrecked, and the loss to farmers
would be heavy.
The New York Legislature on the 10Th
passed a bill making every Saturday in the
year, from twelve o'clock noon to mid
night, holiday.
THE one hundred and twelfth anniver-
sary of the battle of Lexington, Mass,
was celebrated in that city on the 10Th.
IN the election in Illinois cities on the
10Th tor municipal officers majority of
the towns where the license question was
predominant voted in favor of license.
A GENUINE case Of leprosy was discov-
cred on the 10th in louisville, KY. John
Haskins, the patient, contracted the dis
ease in Honolulu three years ago.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM WRIT BRUSH, said to
be the first vo.unteer who enlisted in the
war of the rebellion, died on the 10Th at
Lcckport, N. Y, in abjeN poverty He
was in his fifty-fift year
IN runaway accident on tie 10Th at
Pittsburgh, Pa, Major James F. Ryan. of
McKeesport, brother of Archbishop Ryan,
o. Philadelphia, was instantly killed.
THE jury at Morris, H., in the case of
Newton Watt and Harry Schwartz,
charged with numbering Express Messen-
ger Nichols March H. 1886, brought in
verdict of guilty on the 18th, and fixed the
punishment Of both men at imprisonment
for life,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-04-22
SUNDAY HORROR.
Five Persons Killed and Several Badly
Hurt by the Collapse of a Huge Tank
Containing S0.QO0 Gallons of MATER.

Five Persons Killed and Several Badly
Hurt by the Collapse of a Huge Tank
Containing $1,000 Gallons of Water.
CHICAGO, April 1S-The pretty little set
Element of Palatine, situated at the ex-
IRENE northwestern corner of this county,
and about twenty-six I1lles from this city,
was the scene yesterday of peculiar and
distressing accident While viewing the
wreck of a freight train on the Chicago 6
Northwestern railroad five persons were
killed, two fatally and number of others
severely injured, by the bursting of large
water tank. The accident occurred at five
o'clock p. NJ, and it is supposed that the
collision of two freight trains in the
immediate neighborhood in the morning
had Jared the immense hank containing
$4,000 gallons of water and loosened or
cracked the hoops, which gave way while
a large crowd of country people were
standing Immediately under the structure.
When it collapsed and fell it buried tho
people under the wreckage and water.
Following is list of the victims:
George Meyer, William Meyer, Frederick
Boeger, William Garnis and Edward WerlSe,
killed; John Asmust and Charles Storm, fatally
injured; August Fisher and seven others. badly
bruised.
The two freight trains which collided
passed here shortly after five o'clock in
the morning, the north bound entering the
side track first. In some unexplained way
the south-bouud ran wild, and as the train
men saw that collision was inevitable they
jumped, escaping without injury. Six Of
the freight cars were smashed to splinters,
three being empty. The crash took place
just beside the water tank, which was
built of slaves and was twenty-four feet
long. A wrecking train arrived from Chi
cago in the forenoon, and the work of
clearing away the debris attracted large
number of the country people, it being
Sunday. Many of the onlookers stood
leaning against the posts which supported
the huge tank, when suddenly a sharp,
pistol-like crack rang out. Many of the
idlers, startled by they knew not what, at
once rushed from the scene. One of the
bands which bound the tank had snapped
asunder, but as no serious result followed
the startled villagers returned to the
spots previously occupied by them, and
the wreckers continued their work. In
less than three minutes there was a
crumbling noise, and before those who
stood directly under the tank could get
away the huge structure fell. The enor-
nous body of water overwhelmed many
more than those who were killed and in
jured, large NUMBER escaping with moth
ing worse than thorough drenching.
The mad rush for places of safety soon
ended, however, and those who escaped
serious injury at once proceeded to the
rescue of their less fortunate friends and
acquaintance. Half a hundred willing
hands were soon busy giving what aid was
possible, and in short time all the vic
tins, living and dead, were dragged from
the ruins. An inquest will be held to-day.